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Happy national churros day. The delightful Spanish dessert, a bit like a doughnut, but long and fluted instead of round. Traditionally served with thick chocolate, but also perfect when filled with cream, jam or a variety of sauces.

History

Like many of our culinary delights, churros has a bit of an uncertain history. Thought ot have been brought from China to Europe by Portuguese merchants. The dessert resembles yóuzháguǐ  a traditional Chinese recipe.

Another school of thought is that Spanish shepards made it to make up for fresh baked goods. Churros paste was easy to make and fry in the mountains where they spent most of their time.

There is also a recipe in Apicius the Roman cookbook for fritters made from flour and water, very similar to modern churros.

Whatever the true origins, churros now are a definite hit in the modern dessert world. So happy national churros day.